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Peter Wight

Actor • Born 1950

Peter Wight

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About

Peter Wight is a British character actor of stage, film and TV who is perhaps best known for his work with Mike Leigh on films such as Meantime, Naked, Vera Drake, Another Year and Mr Turner. Wight regularly plays a police officer - most notably in the BBC sitcom Early Doors and in the mid 90s BBC drama Out of the Blue, as well as films like Shiner, Atonement and The Look of Love - and has had numerous period roles in dramas such as Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, and Our Mutual Friend. His other films include Hot Fuzz, Babel, Cass, and The Sense of an Ending.

Known for

Midsomer Murders posterMidsomer MurdersSeries • 1997Casualty posterCasualtySeries • 1986The Crown posterThe CrownSeries • 2016Silent Witness posterSilent WitnessSeries • 1996Heartbeat posterHeartbeatSeries • 1992Minder posterMinderSeries • 1979A Touch of Frost posterA Touch of FrostSeries • 1992ITV Playhouse posterITV PlayhouseSeries • 1967His Dark Materials posterHis Dark MaterialsSeries • 2019Waking the Dead posterWaking the DeadSeries • 2001New Tricks posterNew TricksSeries • 2004Dalziel and Pascoe posterDalziel and PascoeSeries • 1996Pride & Prejudice posterPride & PrejudiceMovie • 2005The Conjuring: Last Rites posterThe Conjuring: Last RitesMovie • 2025The Sweeney posterThe SweeneySeries • 1975Sister Boniface Mysteries posterSister Boniface MysteriesSeries • 2022Secret Army posterSecret ArmySeries • 1977Lark Rise to Candleford posterLark Rise to CandlefordSeries • 2008Silk posterSilkSeries • 2011Atonement posterAtonementMovie • 2007Hot Fuzz posterHot FuzzMovie • 2007Accused posterAccusedSeries • 2010Hotel Babylon posterHotel BabylonSeries • 2006Hamish Macbeth posterHamish MacbethSeries • 1995